Hmmmm .... any seats left in that chopper ? Phil At 08:18 PM 09/29/1998 -0400, you wrote: >Phil, > >Thanks for the input! > ><snip> >> Himalayan Snowcock - Need it. Isn't Oct too late - snow and hunters? >> I thought Aug or early Sep was best? ><snip> > >*** You're right. August is better. Sometime in September marks >hunting season. Here's a quote from an Elko, NV local who knows about >the Snowcocks: > > "Nobody in their right mind would be up there at that time." > >Great, eh? So when am I going? Bingo. Late October. However, still >having half a brain left (or some fraction thereof), I'm going to be >doing the helicopter ride to find the birds. It's pricey, but my only >sane option left. The guy who flies the chopper says if the weather >permits him to fly, he's got a >90% success rate (flown 40-50 trips) for >finding the birds in any month. Maybe he's a good salesman, but he >sounded convincing to me. Climbing to 11,000 ft in inclement weather >did not sound too enticing. > >So, a helicopter. Isn't that cheating? Do you use a boat to do a >pelagic trip? It sure beats swimming 40 miles out to the Gulf Stream!!! > >Anyhow, is sounds like an adventure! > >-Greg Miller >Lusby, MD > ================================================ Phil Davis home: PDavis@ix.netcom.com Davidsonville, Maryland USA work: PDavis@OAO.com Greenbelt, Maryland USA ================================================